charge nurse

charge nurse
noun
: a nurse who is in charge of a health-care unit (as a hospital ward, emergency room, or nursing home)

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charge nurse noun
A nurse in charge of a ward in a hospital
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Main Entry:charge

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charge nurse UK US noun [countable] [singular charge nurse plural charge nurses] british
a nurse who is responsible for a ward in a hospital
Thesaurus: types of nursehyponym

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charge nurse,
a nurse charged with the supervision of a hospital ward.

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n. Brit. a nurse in charge of a ward in a hospital

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noun, pl ⋯ nurses [count]
: a nurse who is in charge of one section of a hospital

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ˈcharge nurse [charge nurse charge nurses] noun (BrE)
a nurse, especially a man, who is in charge of a hospital ↑ward

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